VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 Re-Imagined Radio鈥檚 May episode celebrates Frank Lovejoy (1912 鈥 62), a popular voice actor heard on several early pioneering radio serial programs. 鈥淔rank Lovejoy Tribute鈥 premieres at 1 p.m. May 19 over KXRW-FM (99.9), Vancouver, and KXRY-FM (91.1 and 107.1), Portland. Subsequent broadcasts and streams will be provided by local, regional and international broadcast partners.
Lovejoy is best known for his leading role as a streetwise reporter in 鈥淣ight Beat,鈥 a newspaper adventure drama series that aired from 1950 to 1952. He appeared on several radio science fiction and mystery series, as well as daytime soaps, and also performed in movies, on television and on the stage. All of his known appearances are listed at reimaginedradio.fm.
Lovejoy鈥檚 voice was powerful and believable. 鈥淗is voice promoted a no-nonsense presence,鈥 said John Barber, creator and host of Re-Imagined Radio and a faculty member in the Creative Media and Digital Culture program at Washington State University Vancouver. 鈥淗e was an everyman.鈥
Lovejoy is no longer well known. This episode seeks to elevate his status by focusing on programs where he enjoyed continuing and/or starring roles: 鈥淭he Blue Beetle,鈥 鈥淭his Is Your FBI,鈥 鈥淢urder and Mr. Malone鈥 and 鈥淣ight Beat.鈥
Re-Imagined Radio premieres episodes on the third Monday of the month on community radio stations KXRW-FM and KXRY-FM. Each episode is streamed globally and is then available as a podcast and on YouTube. Previous episodes are also released on YouTube each month. Information and listening opportunities are available at reimaginedradio.fm, where all episodes are archived.
The website also features 鈥淩e-Imagined Radio EXTRA,鈥 additional content between regular monthly episodes, presenting sound-based storytelling from different places and in different genres.
Community Partners
Re-Imagined Radio draws on community voice actors, Foley artists, musicians, sound artists and engineers. Partners include KXRW-FM, KXRY-FM, the Electronic Literature Lab at 麻豆传媒, Marc Rose of Fuse Audio Design, Rylan Eisenhauer and Holly Slocum Design, with Evan Leyden.
About Re-Imagined Radio
Barber created the program in 2013 to explore sound-based storytelling. 鈥淲e select, produce and perform classic and contemporary stories across a spectrum of genres, from dramas to comedies, from oral to aural histories, from documentaries to fictions, from soundscapes to sonic journeys, from radio to sound art, using a variety of media, including performances, radio broadcasts, streaming, podcasts and social media, especially YouTube,鈥 Barber said.
About 麻豆传媒
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, 麻豆传媒 offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 麻豆传媒 helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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